RAKwireless WisBlock is open source. Not only the software is open source, but the hardware is as well.
To support you, we created the Awesome WisBlock repository. Here you find tutorials how to create your own WisBlock Sensor or WisBlock IO modules. Also, as there was interest in 3D printable enclosures, we added a section for the enclosures.
If you have created your own awesome IO or Sensor module, please share it here with the WisBlock community and become a RAKstar. And if it is something real awesome, RAKwireless might even produce it.
Content
- Read this first
- WisBlock Sensor tutorial
- WisBlock IO tutorial
- Board-to-boardconnectors
- RAK examples
- Community created modules
- Soon to come, all depends on you!
- Enclosures
- The board-to-board connectors used in the WisBlock products can be bought from the RAKwireless store. There are two suppliers for the connectors, Panasonic and TXGA. On the base board (RAK5005-O) are the female/socket version, on the modules are the male/header version
- Have a good look into the datasheet of the RAK5005-O WisBlock Base board to understand the signals connected to the 4 sensor slots. => RAK5005-O datasheet
- Have a good look into the datasheet of one of the existing WisBlock Sensor modules to understand the usage of the signals. For example the RAK1906 Environment sensor
- Have a good look into the datasheet of one of the existing WisBlock IO modules to understand the usage of the signals. For example the RAK1920 Sensor Adapter
This tutorial leads you throught the steps to create your own WisBlock Sensor module. You can find the step-by-step tutorial here To make the task easier, we have prepared a complete example project for Autodesk Eagle™. You can download it here.
This tutorial leads you throught the steps to create your own WisBlock IO module. You can find the step-by-step tutorial here To make the task easier, we have prepared a complete example project for Autodesk Eagle™. You can download it here.
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The board-to-board connectors used in the WisBlock products can be bought from the RAKwireless store. There are two suppliers for the connectors, Panasonic and TXGA. On the base board (RAK5005-O) are the female/socket version, on the modules are the male/header version.
There are two types of connectors. The 24pin male connector is used for WisBlock Sensor modules. The 40pin male connector is used for WisBlock IO modules.
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- Panasonic connector data sheet
- TXGA connector female data sheet
- TXGA connector male data sheet
- Schematic and PCB part libraries for other PCB design tools than Eagle are available in the Parts-Libraries
We prepared a custom WisBlock Sensor and a custom WisBlock IO module as ready to go Eagle™ projects.
This Eagle™ project is the outcome of the WisBlock Sensor tutorial. It is a RTC module with integrated backup battery.
This Eagle™ project is the outcome of the WisBlock IO tutorial. It is an IO extender that gives you access to more GPIO's.
This is your space. We hope that you share the awesome WisBlock Sensor and WisBlock IO you created here with the community.
Thank you for sharing your awesome creation here and supporting RAKwireless by using our WisBlock products.
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